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Scientific Linux Security Update : xen on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20161220)

high Nessus Plugin ID 95985

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - An out of bounds array access issue was found in the Xen virtual machine monitor, built with the QEMU ioport support. It could occur while doing ioport read/write operations, if guest was to supply a 32bit address parameter. A privileged guest user/process could use this flaw to potentially escalate their privileges on a host. (CVE-2016-9637)

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?332d0cde

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 95985

File Name: sl_20161220_xen_on_SL5_x.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/21/2016

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xen, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xen-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xen-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:xen-libs, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 12/20/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/17/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9637